we went to an Italian place for dinner tonight & my daughter wanted alfredo sauce w/ her pasta; the waitress explained that the chef doesn't serve alfredo because there is no such thing in Italy-although we've eaten it at other authentic Italian (Sicilian) restaurants... so is it true?
2006-09-21 16:19:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
True! Sauce Alfredo is an American creation.
2006-09-21 16:21:32 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course there's Alfredo sauce in Italy...everyone buys American products, Italy's population included; as to whether Alfredo
2006-09-21 23:33:38 · answer #2 · answered by Lord Cif 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, Fettucini Alfredo began in Rome and became popular there and around the world. It's a matter of semantics, I suppose, but Fettucini Alfredo is conidered a recipe. The Parmesan cheese and butter is just too simple for Italians to consider it a sauce. The link below explains more including the history of the dish and the fame it brought to a restaurant in Rome, Italy for a chef named Alfredo di Lelio. It will also explain the interesting role his wife played in the recipe's development. Thanks for the question. It led me to an interesting story.
2006-09-21 23:30:23 · answer #3 · answered by Nick â? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's an American compromise
My husband is 100% Sicilian, he knows macaroni, red gravy, no white alfredo sauce.
Legend has it that the traditional cream and cheese sauce, Alfredo, takes its name from its creator, a Rome restaurateur called Alfredo.
By the way, Romans are NOT Sicilians. They are Italians...however Sicilians are not Italians.
2006-09-21 23:21:43 · answer #4 · answered by pinkstealth 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. In Italy it's just parmigian and butter. They don't really consider it a sauce.
2006-09-21 23:22:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jen G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no alfredo, sorry. They will use cream based sauces, with different herbs, but no alfredo...
2006-09-21 23:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by don't know much at all 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course there is a such thing that lazy cook didnt want to make a special (easy to make) for your kid? I wouldn't give that place your business anymore
2006-09-21 23:22:31 · answer #7 · answered by chef_q_c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is true, its a dam shame, they dont know what theyre missing
2006-09-21 23:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by hipichick777 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋